belle54304
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Wisconsin
We have been renting a house for a little over a year. I recently turned on my self cleaning oven to clean itself as I have done monthly since we moved in and received an error code from my oven. I looked on the internet to find out what the error code meant and discovered that it needs a new heat sensor. I called my landlord this morning to inform them and was told that I cleaned the oven too much ( she recommends once a year) and that I would need to pay for the repairs on this. Now, nowhere in my lease does it say to clean it once a year and she claims to have told me this upon moving in over a year ago. From everything I have found on the internet in regards to a schedule for cleaning a self-cleaning oven it suggests once every 1-3 months or on an as needed basis. I was not provided with an owners manual for the oven and this oven is no longer being sold so I am not able to track down a copy on the internet (however I assume it is an early 90's model). I have also consulted with 2 people at appliance repair/sales shops and was given the same 1-3 months or as needed from them. Per our lease it state's the following regarding repairs:
Lessee shall make all required repairs to the plumbing, range, heating, apparatus, and electric and gas fixtures whenever damaged thereto shall have resulted from Lessee's misuse, waste or neglect. Major maintenance and repair of the leased premises, not due to the Lessee's misuse, waste, or neglect shall be the responsibility of Lessor.
****Could someone please tell me if I am responsible for the costs of these repairs.
More info: I use my oven quite frequently and at least once a week we have pizza which does usually drip cheese and I use a broiler pan a lot which also causes a lot of spillover. She also informed me that I should invest in new cookware to avoid spillage.
More info 09/23/08
I have spoken with 3 repair men now who have informed me that a heat sensor can go out for many reasons including an oven being older. I was also informed by another friend of mine who rents from the same LL that she was told at move in that she shouldn't use the oven a lot because the more use it gets the sooner it needs to be replaced.
My husband is planning on calling our LL today (because I would have to seriously bite my tongue if I did!) to inform her that she is responsible for the cost of the repair since we did not misuse the oven.
Any opinions????
We have been renting a house for a little over a year. I recently turned on my self cleaning oven to clean itself as I have done monthly since we moved in and received an error code from my oven. I looked on the internet to find out what the error code meant and discovered that it needs a new heat sensor. I called my landlord this morning to inform them and was told that I cleaned the oven too much ( she recommends once a year) and that I would need to pay for the repairs on this. Now, nowhere in my lease does it say to clean it once a year and she claims to have told me this upon moving in over a year ago. From everything I have found on the internet in regards to a schedule for cleaning a self-cleaning oven it suggests once every 1-3 months or on an as needed basis. I was not provided with an owners manual for the oven and this oven is no longer being sold so I am not able to track down a copy on the internet (however I assume it is an early 90's model). I have also consulted with 2 people at appliance repair/sales shops and was given the same 1-3 months or as needed from them. Per our lease it state's the following regarding repairs:
Lessee shall make all required repairs to the plumbing, range, heating, apparatus, and electric and gas fixtures whenever damaged thereto shall have resulted from Lessee's misuse, waste or neglect. Major maintenance and repair of the leased premises, not due to the Lessee's misuse, waste, or neglect shall be the responsibility of Lessor.
****Could someone please tell me if I am responsible for the costs of these repairs.
More info: I use my oven quite frequently and at least once a week we have pizza which does usually drip cheese and I use a broiler pan a lot which also causes a lot of spillover. She also informed me that I should invest in new cookware to avoid spillage.
More info 09/23/08
I have spoken with 3 repair men now who have informed me that a heat sensor can go out for many reasons including an oven being older. I was also informed by another friend of mine who rents from the same LL that she was told at move in that she shouldn't use the oven a lot because the more use it gets the sooner it needs to be replaced.
My husband is planning on calling our LL today (because I would have to seriously bite my tongue if I did!) to inform her that she is responsible for the cost of the repair since we did not misuse the oven.
Any opinions????
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